Category: Voices

  • The Kids Will Smoke Pot Anyway

    The Kids Will Smoke Pot Anyway

    That’s hardly a good reason to legalize marijuana but the federal government is pushing ahead anyway By Maxwell DeGroat Research Associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy Health Canada’s consultation with Canadians on the regulation of marijuana is down to its final days. But what exactly does the government wants us to comment on? Do officials…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 15 – 22, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 15 – 22, 2018

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — This week’s New Moon in the career and reputation angle of your solar chart will bring some reminder of what you can achieve, if you set your mind to it. Yet there are other elements in your chart that are reminding you to emphasize the collaborative aspects of any…

  • Letter to the Editor: Alberta Economics Under the NDP

    Letter to the Editor: Alberta Economics Under the NDP

    Dear Editor: Like many Albertans, I am keenly aware of what this province has given to me and to my family. We love Alberta and want the opportunities that we experienced to be available when our grandkids have grandkids. Throughout most of Alberta’s history, the level of government and taxation in peoples’ lives has been…

  • From My Bookshelf: Michelle Berry

    From My Bookshelf: Michelle Berry

    By Lynn Willoughby The Prisoner and the Chaplain ~ Michelle Berry This is an amazing little book by a Canadian author who is new to me.  It is a great premise for a novel, is excellently written.  I was hooked on the first page and barely put it down. “What if prison was the only…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Storing Christmas Decorations

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Storing Christmas Decorations

    By Reena Nerbas Glue on Glass Door of Wood Stove Dear Reena, Can you please tell me what to use to remove the glue, off the glass, that was used to adhere the seal on the wood stove glass door? Thanks, Chris Dear Chris, Apply one of the following to the glass: cooking spray, Goo…

  • Letter to the Editor: I Made a Mistake: Alberta’s Carbon Tax on Natural Gas is Not 75%; It’s 81%

    Letter to the Editor: I Made a Mistake: Alberta’s Carbon Tax on Natural Gas is Not 75%; It’s 81%

    Dear Editor:  Recently there has been considerable discussion regarding Alberta’s carbon tax on natural gas, especially concerning the rate of the tax, which was boosted this month. I recently wrote a letter to the editor indicating that the increased cost would be equal to a 75% sales tax on home heating.  Turns out I was…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 8 – 15, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 8 – 15, 2018

    by Eric Francis ARIES — It’s time to set your own definition of success, and start working for it right now. The chances are, though, that you’ve already made considerable progress, and what you now need to do is to refine your methods, eliminate any goals that you don’t intend to pursue, and keep your…

  • Faith Forum: Those New Year’s Resolutions

    Faith Forum: Those New Year’s Resolutions

    It’s 2018, and Happy New Year to all of Gateway Gazette’s readers! By Gloria Wessner The custom of making New Year’s resolutions, according to one source, dates back to 153 B.C. Janus was a fabled king who lived near the beginning of the Roman Empire era. He was placed at the start of the calendar…

  • From My Bookshelf: Wallace Stegner

    From My Bookshelf: Wallace Stegner

    By Lynn Willoughby Crossing to Safety  –  Wallace Stegner This novel was a book club choice, published in 1987.  It has …”established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the Twentieth Century.”  I think it needs to stay in the twentieth century as it felt very dated. Basically it is…

  • Thinking About Future Tech Forecasts, Trends and Predictions

    Thinking About Future Tech Forecasts, Trends and Predictions

    January is a great time to look back on the past 12 months; and an even better time to look ahead and think about and envision what the coming year(s) have in store.

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 2 – 8, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 2 – 8, 2018

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — Over the past month, a series of planets moving into your career and success angle describes you waking up to your ambitions. Tomorrow’s Full Moon in the domestic angle of your chart is reminding you to pace yourself, and not push yourself so hard. Rather, slow, steady progress is…

  • From My Bookshelf: Ann Patchett

    From My Bookshelf: Ann Patchett

    By Lynn Willoughby Commonwealth  –  Ann Patchett This novel explores the marriages, the lives of two families living in Los Angeles.  We discover how a chance encounter unravels many lives.  “It is a story about people’s stories.” Mainly this is the story of six children from divorced parents who spend summers together in Virginia. While…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Homemade Stain Removers

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Homemade Stain Removers

    By Reena Nerbas Homemade Stain Removers Dear Reena, My goal for the New Year is to purchase less store-bought products and make my own stain removers. Can you give me a few hints as to which everyday products clean different kinds of stains? Mel Dear Mel, Whether you are dealing with; protein, tannin, dye, oil…

  • Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope: December 26, 2017

    Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope: December 26, 2017

    Here’s your weekly horoscope by Eric Francis from Planet Waves.

  • Faith Forum ~ What Does Christmas Mean to Me?

    Faith Forum ~ What Does Christmas Mean to Me?

    Christmas means so many different things to so many people.